Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy

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Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy
Dates4 – 6 October 2018
Administrator(s)Abu Dhabi Cricket
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and final
Host(s)United Arab Emirates
Champions Lahore Qalandars (1st title)
Participants6
Matches7
Most runs Sohail Akhtar (Lahore Qalandars) (193)
Most wickets Raja Farzan (Lahore Qalandars) (6)
Official website abudhabit20.ae

The Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy [1] was a 20-over cricket franchise tournament held in the United Arab Emirates. [2] It took place between 4 and 6 October 2018 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. [3] [1] [4] Six franchise teams took part in the first edition. [5] The International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned the competition in June 2018. [6]

Contents

Lahore Qalandars qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group A. [7] The Titans from South Africa also qualified for the final after winning both their games in Group B. [8] Lahore Qalandars won the title, after beating Titans by fifteen runs in the final. [9]

Teams and squads

The tournament featured the following teams: [1] [10]

The following squads were announced for the tournament.

Auckland Aces [11] Boost Defenders Hobart Hurricanes [12] Lahore Qalandars Titans [13] Yorkshire Vikings [14]

Titans' Heino Kuhn replaced Dean Elgar as he was added in South Africa's squad for the Zimbabwe ODI series. [15]

Group stage

The following fixtures were confirmed: [3]

Group A

Team [16] Pld W L NR NRR Pts
Lahore Qalandars 2200+1.344
Yorkshire Vikings 2110+1.572
Hobart Hurricanes 2020–2.850
4 October 2018
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Yorkshire Vikings
184/5 (20 overs)
v
Lahore Qalandars
189/4 (19.4 overs)
Harry Brook 37 (25)
Shaheen Afridi 2/36 (4 overs)
Sohail Akhtar 100 (79)
Josh Poysden 2/26 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE)
Player of the match: Sohail Akhtar (Lahore Qalandars)

5 October 2018
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
175/6 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
146/8 (20 overs)
Faizan Khan 83* (54)
Jordan Clark 2/33 (4 overs)
Charlie Wakim 43 (36)
Raja Farzan 4/24 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 29 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE)
Player of the match: Raja Farzan (Lahore Qalandars)

6 October 2018
11:00
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
140/7 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Vikings
144/1 (12.5 overs)
Caleb Jewell 38 (29)
Karl Carver 2/29 (4 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 72* (42)
Jordan Clark 1/25 (2.5 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 9 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim)
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire Vikings)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

Team [16] Pld W L NR NRR Pts
Titans 2200+2.354
Boost Defenders 2110–0.182
Auckland Aces 2020–2.080
4 October 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Boost Defenders
205/5 (20 overs)
v
Auckland Aces
170/5 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 84* (47)
William Somerville 2/28 (4 overs)
Robert O'Donnell 67* (46)
Kyle Abbott 3/21 (4 overs)
Boost Defenders won by 35 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Boost Defenders)
  • Auckland Aces won the toss and elected to field.
  • Graeme Beghin and Jamie Brown (Auckland Aces) both made their T20 debuts.

5 October 2018
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Titans
218/3 (20 overs)
v
Boost Defenders
168/8 (20 overs)
Tony de Zorzi 106* (57)
Jeevan Mendis 1/38 (4 overs)
Colin Ingram 51 (29)
Shaun von Berg 3/23 (4 overs)
Titans won by 50 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim)
Player of the match: Tony de Zorzi (Titans)
  • Boost Defenders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nijat Masood (Boost Defenders) made his T20 debut.

6 October 2018
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Auckland Aces
80 (16 overs)
v
Titans
81/2 (12.1 overs)
Graeme Beghin 21 (16)
Shaun von Berg 4/15 (4 overs)
Tony de Zorzi 34 (27)
Michael Barry 1/10 (1 over)
Titans won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ian Dixon (Zim)
Player of the match: Shaun von Berg (Titans)
  • Titans won the toss and elected to field.

Final

6 October 2018
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lahore Qalandars
148/6 (20 overs)
v
Titans
133/6 (20 overs)
Sohail Akhtar 56 (47)
Tshepo Moreki 3/33 (4 overs)
Heino Kuhn 37 (28)
Maaz Khan 2/23 (4 overs)
Lahore Qalandars won by 15 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
Player of the match: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)
  • Titans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Maaz Khan (Lahore Qalandars) made his T20 debut.

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